Flat 3, 25 Bingham Road, Croydon, CR0 7EA

Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Croydon (CR0 7EA). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–60 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63).

It hasn't traded since May 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £212,000 is 41.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 67.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.